Buddy of mines brother has a usdm b16a2 block, crank, pistons, rods, oil pan, and main caps for sale for $250. My question is would it be worth that plus the price of everything else to rebuild from the ground up? This includes machine shop work if it needs any done to it. He says all I will need to rebuild and drop it in is bearings, oil pump, head, tranny, ecu, harness, intake and exhaust manifolds headbolts, and all necessary gaskets. Is that a complete list? Opinions and comments welcome.
Is it worth 250?
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It's probably not a bad price but imo you're just inheriting a headache by picking it up. By the time you've pieced together everything you need to complete the swap you're not going to be saving much money. I'd say it's much better to just buy a complete swap but I guess it depends on what you're looking for.
Not unless you're going to build one and need a spare.
Id do it 
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I got my h22 block with all internals for 100 and i got my type s head for 200 its really up to u. If you want a motor to rebuild from ground up then do it. If its not the motor you dream for then there is always somethong else out there for pretty cheap
I am a hands on guy.
I like the feeling of accomplishment and doing stuff myself.
Plus if u can have a fresh rebuild with 0 miles thats reliable but cost a little more than an engine with 60,000 miles on it then i think its worth it!
I like the feeling of accomplishment and doing stuff myself.
Plus if u can have a fresh rebuild with 0 miles thats reliable but cost a little more than an engine with 60,000 miles on it then i think its worth it!
That pretty much how I feel.
It's not my first choice for a motor. Id prefer a b18c1 or k20 but I kinda feel like I shouldent look a gift horse in the mouth. What internals would be a nice setup to throw into it as far as pistons and what not?
I'd jump on that if you have the money for it. it sounds like a good deal, I mean it has all the internals and what not then yea thats a good deal. As far as building goes and wanting a b18 you could throw a b18 head on it and have a really good set up, As for internals go what kind of set up do you have in mind? turbo? all motor?
All motor. Honestly I don't know enough about turbo sizing and tuning to feel comfortable having a boosted dd
Id look in to some high compression pistons/upgraded rods, upgraded valve train and some stage 1 or 2 cams
Just do an Ls/vtec if you are gonna build something cheap. Screw a b16
Really why go with the smallest engine you can get your hands on? B16's are slow.